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synthronons

synthronons is the plural of synthronon.

Meaning of synthronon

Noun

synthronon (plural synthronons or synthrona)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) A structure, in the apse, containing the cathedra and seating for priests assisting a bishop.
    • In the axis of the basilica, opposite the central apse and 20 m from the choir platform, is a semicircular exedra 6.7 m in span and 4.5 m deep designed for the synthronon.1976, A. Ennabli, “MACOMADES MINORES”, in Richard Stillwell, William L[loyd] MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister, editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton...

Questions about synthronons

What is synthronons the plural of?
Synthronons is the plural of synthronon.

Words near synthronons in the dictionary

  1. synthpunk
  2. synthrona
  3. synthroni
  4. synthronoi
  5. synthronon
  6. synthronons
  7. synthronos
  8. synthronus
  9. synths
  10. synthwave
  11. synthy

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